Hail to the King. Why the Game Boy is the most important handheld ever
I had this grey brick of a console as a kid, it was my first handheld console (while my first console, was the Sega…
The Sega Master System, the saga of Sega’s 8‑bit underdog
The Sega Master System was my first console ever when I was around 8. It has a special place in my video gaming memories.…
PC Engine, childhood dreams in HuCard form
Introduction The PC Engine, known in North America as the TurboGrafx-16, was developed by Hudson Soft and NEC and released in Japan in 1987.…
Tiger Electronics, childhood dreams on a glorified calculator
For a generation of gamers who grew up in the 80s and 90s, the word “portable” brought up two realities. The first was the…
Lucca Comics & Games 2025: a collector’s odyssey
I visited Lucca Comics & Games for the first time in 2025. Between the medieval walls, the stands and the exhibitions, I found stories…
Halloween special: 30 retro horror games to play
Introduction For Halloween, I’ve pulled together the retro horror games in my collection: 8-bit ghost stories, haunted-house adventures, RPGs, sound novels and 90s FMV…
Neo Geo Pocket Color: SNK’s mini-arcade handheld
Introduction SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket arrived in Japan in October 1998, followed by the Neo Geo Pocket Color in March 1999. I wasn’t aware…
The Atari Lynx is 36! A retrospective
Introduction In September 1989, Atari released the Lynx, the first cartridge-based handheld console with a colour screen. Thirty-six years later, in 2025 — help!…
The SEGA Game Gear is 35! A retrospective
Celebrating 35 Years of the Sega Game Gear Introduction In October 1990, Sega released its first handheld console, the Game Gear. I wrote this…
Lego Game Boy, a love letter to pixel perfection
There are few sounds in the world as instantly nostalgic as the click of a Game Boy power switch. That soft hum as the…